History Unzipped

History Unzipped

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Historian and journalist Tony Perrottet unearths sexual stories from throughout the ages. The series is modeled on the “secret cabinets” in Victorian museums, where medieval chastity belts, Renaissance pornography and perverse novels by the Marquis de Sade were hidden. Each episode will answer a burning question: How did Napoleon’s penis end up in suburban New Jersey? Are champagne glasses modeled on Marie-Antoinette’s breasts? How did you behave at one of Caligula’s orgies? And what were Casanova’s best pick-up lines?

Recent Episodes

  • Musical Interlude: The Nazi Dictator's Other Ball

    4 years ago
  • Footnote: Scent of a Führer

    4 years ago
  • THE FASCINATING FASCIST WIFE: Interview with Nina Burleigh

    4 years ago
  • Musical Interlude: Why Castrati Made Better Lovers

    4 years ago
  • Footnote: Columbus Discovers the Clitoris

    4 years ago
  • THE SCIENCE OF LUST: Interview with Wednesday Martin

    4 years ago
  • Footnote: Celebrity body parts

    4 years ago
  • WHO STOLE JESUS' FORESKIN? Interview with David Farley

    5 years ago
  • Footnote: the Curse of Self-Abuse

    5 years ago
  • SEX AT DAWN: Interview with Chris Ryan

    5 years ago